WHAT WE DO

For more sophisticated requirements, Geoplan offers full application development services whereby a mapping-enabled application is created to fit the customer’s exact needs. The application will have a user interface that is tailored for the intended audience and will include functionality that supports the customer’s business aims. 

The application will be powered by Geoplan’s trusted GeoAnalyser application and data, although other data sets may also be used. With GeoAnalyser’s wide-ranging features hidden from view, the application can be focussed on business goals and will require minimal training. Integration with line-of-business applications and databases is also possible.

For simpler applications that are targeted at a large audience, Geoplan can offer web development services. Geoplan web services can be built to offer many of the facilities of desktop applications, without the need for per-machine installations.

A range of solutions targeted at different budgets and usage demands are available:

• Our systems can be designed to link to all major enterprise systems such as SAP, ORACLE or SQL, or can simply feed from outputs in Excel, CSV or Access.
• Functionality can be delivered desktop, thin client or web.
• We can develop mapping components for integration with and delivery through other third party interfaces.
• Our preferred operating system is Windows, we generate code in and .Net managed code. ASP. Net on IIS.
• System functionality and interface views can be bespoke to a company, a department or individual all fed from a single piece of core code.
• We can utilise and integrate components from the Geoplan code library combined with IP that is specific to your company.
• We provide full technical documentation.
• We provide full user documentation and training.
• We allow for a full user acceptance testing programme.
• We provide full support.
• The system will be delivered on time and will function as intended.
• Full data and code updates are provided under maintenance and support.

Applications

Large remote-user base e.g. field sales personnel, call centre applications.

Benefits

• Reduced time to produce output.
• Focus on interpretation not output.
• Skills transfer, ease of rollout to wider user base
• Minimise training time and cost.
• Rapid deployment.
• Reflects current mode of working.
• Minimise change management.
• Minimise user error.
• Control output style and quality.
• Easy to modify or upgrade.
• Multiple interface from one code set.

EXAMPLES

1

Our key implementation success to date is the distribution of a CD-based sales presentation and planning system that incorporates mapping, reporting and database functions to support the sales process. This system is currently utilised by a telesales and field sales force of over 2,500 personnel.

2

Geoplan has developed a simple mapping system for use on laptop in the field by the Sales Personnel of a leading pharmaceutical company.

The broad aim of the system was to put customer and sales performance mapping in the hands of individual team members. The system had to be extremely easy to use, easily updated from Head Office and easily deployed, requiring minimal training.

The focus of the system is to put customer and prospect mapping, for a given sales territory on the hands of the sales team. Each team member can review there own performance, by channel, product and geographic area. New sales performance data is uploaded into the system on a monthly basis from the web. Using this information, sales effort can be understood and directed as necessity to minimise waste and improve performance.